Friend: Walker had a smile 'that could just light up a room'

Jan. 4, 2013

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A friend of Kimberly Walker — the 23-year-old Springfield resident who died Monday morning after being shot Sunday evening — described her as having a personality that everyone could get along with.

“She had one of those smiles that could just light up a room,” said Travis Lee.

Lee said he attended Springfield’s Parkview High School with Walker — he was a baseball player who graduated in 2005, and she was a cheerleader who graduated in 2007. The two dated for a time in 2011, he said, and bonded over the fact that they both had young daughters. Travis has a 2-year-old, and Walker is survived by Elliyah, whom Lee estimated is now 18 months old.

“She looks just like Kim,” he said.

Walker had worked at Carlos O’Kelly’s Mexican Cafe in Springfield since April 2011. General Manager Thomas Guydos said she was a good employee who got along well with her co-workers and customers.